I have had a problem with my ankle for about 5 years now and can't seem to get an answer for this. If I move my foot a certain way my ankle actually "locks" up and I can't move it. It has stayed like this for a week or more at a time before it loosens up. This is very aggravating and can be very painful. I went to the emergency room with this once and they treated it like a sprain and sent me to therapy which did absolutely nothing at all. Is there anyone who can tell me what this is and what can be done about it?

Has your ankle ever been injured before? Are you a sports person? At the ED, were you examined by an orthopedician, and were radiographs taken?

Even though the ankle is the commonest joint to be injured, I am not familar with "locked" ankles. So, did you have to come out of the physical therapy no different from when you entered the ED? Have you tried strapping the ankle? Does your ankle area feel pain and touch sensation?

I don't remember ever having an injury in this ankle, I was however extremely overweight when this first started happening. I have since then lost the weight and am now down to a normal size.
When I went to the emergency room I did not see an orthopedic MD, it was a general practitioner. They did xrays but it just showed swelling and so forth. It feels like maybe my tendon that connects my heel to my calf muscle is cathing on something. There is no pain until this happens. I don't have full range of motion however because like I said, if I move my ankle a certain way like inward, it catches.